The nature of Gothic : a chapter of The stones of Venice (1892)
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900, Morris, William, 1834-1896, Kelmscott Press · Hammersmith : Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press ; London and Orpington : Published by George Allen · leaf 49
clearly as we approach the periodof the Renaissance, that the first cause of the fall ofthe arts of Europe was a relentless requirement ofperfection, incapable alike either of being silencedby veneration for greatness, or softened into for^giveness of simplicity. C. Thus far then of theRudeness or… … Changeful^ p^^^p^jL^SJipbv-^JiSvlMHE second mental ele^ness KiwL^ Ss^^ng^J ment above named was CHANGEFUL. N E S S ; or Variety. I have already enforced the allowing independ. ent operation to the in. ferior workman, simply as a duty to him, and as ennobling the architect. ure by rendering it more…
Architecture, Gothic
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